ALEXANDER
When Cole and Faye stepped further into my office, I gestured toward the seats across from me. Faye sat gracefully, back straight, her hands folded in her lap, while Cole took the seat next to her.
For a brief moment, my eyes lingered on Faye. She didn’t look nervous or out of place as usual. In fact, she looked as though she had walked in prepared for something… an odd sense of purpose that tugged at my curiosity.
I cleared my throat, relaxing in my chair. “So,” I asked casually, “how did your day go? Was the little adventure worth the trip?”
Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much. When she’d first asked me this morning to visit the northern border, I had granted it more as indulgence than necessity.
I hadn’t wanted to outright refuse her, especially when she had been so adamant
